What is Insulin Glargine?
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Insulin glargine is a long acting insulin used for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent, IDDM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent, NIDDM) requiring basal (long-acting) insulin to improve glycemic control.
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How do members experience Insulin Glargine?
Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness
Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
---|---|---|---|
Diabetes type 2 | 8,578 | 265 | |
Diabetes type 1 | 1,395 | 36 | |
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes | 11 | 3 | |
General health | 9 | 3 | |
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) | 7 | 1 |
Common side effects
Side effect | Patients | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) | 14 | |
Weight gain | 11 | |
Reactive hypoglycemia | 5 | |
Nausea | 4 | |
Burning pain at injection site | 3 | |
Injection site pain | 3 |
Side effect severity
Severity | Evaluations | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Severe | 3 | |
Moderate | 21 | |
Mild | 58 | |
None | 220 |
Member evaluations
Bibs4me
evaluated on Apr 23, 2021
- Perceived effectiveness for diabetes type 2: Major
- Side effects: None
TheWorshipper
evaluated on Sep 01, 2019
- Perceived effectiveness for diabetes type 2: Major
- Side effects: None
Deloris
evaluated on Aug 21, 2017
- Perceived effectiveness for General health: Slight
- Side effects: Mild
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